Essen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$759
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
579K
2.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 30% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3358th and 4516th ($1519 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$19102

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589